Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A device for storing a medication delivery pen and a monitor, comprising: a case including a compartment, said compartment including a first portion for removably receiving the medication delivery pen and a second portion for removably receiving the monitor, said case including a bottom member and a top member defining said compartment therebetween and movable relative to one another to open and close said case, wherein said bottom member includes a rigid outer skin and an internal liner, said compartment being defined between said internal liner and said top member; and a data connection assembly for establishing communication between said pen and said monitor when said pen and said monitor are stored in said compartment, said data connection assembly extending between said first and second portions, said data connection assembly including a first contact in said first portion of said compartment and a second contact in said second portion of said compartment, and an electrical connector extending between said first contact and said second contact said electrical connector being positioned between said liner and said outer skin of said bottom member.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein said compartment is entirely located within said case.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein said case includes a clip member in said first portion of said compartment, said clip member including a pair of arms movable away from one another for insertion of the pen therebetween and into said first portion of said compartment, said pair of arms being biased toward one another for engaging the pen in said first portion of said compartment.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein said case includes a pair of gripping members on opposites sides of said second portion of said compartment, said gripping members being movable away from one another for insertion of the monitor therebetween and into said second portion of said compartment, said gripping members being biased toward one another to engage the monitor in said second portion of said compartment.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein said bottom and top members are movable relative to one another between a first position wherein said compartment is substantially enclosed by said bottom and top members to a second position wherein said compartment is accessible for removal of the pen and monitor therefrom, said first and second compartment portions being defined in said bottom member.
6. The device of claim 5 , wherein said bottom and top members are hingedly coupled to one another with a hinge mechanism along adjacent longitudinal sides of said bottom and top members.
7. The device of claim 6 , wherein said case includes a latch mechanism opposite said hinge mechanism for securing said first and second members to one another in a closed position.
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March 8, 2011
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